Afton Pollock
March 21, 1920 — May 2, 2011
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend Afton Pollock, 91, or Pop, as his sons and grandsons called him, passed away May 2, 2011 in Panguitch. He was born March 21, 1920 in Tropic to Samuel and Emily Arilla Davis Pollock. He married his eternal sweetheart, DelRae Campbell, June 19, 1946 in the St. George LDS Temple. To this union four children were born. She preceded him in death January 31, 2008.
He pursued an education at the BAC in Cedar City and graduated from Utah State in Logan, obtaining his teaching degree in 1951.
"Mr P" as he was known by his many students, taught school two years at Tropic High, five years in Nevada and 27 years at Bryce Valley High, where he was Industrial Arts instructor and also principal. He loved Bryce Valley basketball and was honored by the Utah State Athletic Assoc as Fan of the Year. He was an avid Jazz fan.
Summers were spent working for the National Park Service at Bryce and Zions Canyons, remodeling homes, building cabinets and working at Bryce Canyon Pines. He was a true craftsman.
He was an active member of the LDS Church. Later in life, along with his wife DelRae, served a mission in the Philippines. He took great pride in his beautiful yards, compiling family history, hunting, cutting wood and building fires in his fireplace and enjoying his family. Dad loved Tropic, never complained and was a positive influence to all of us.
He is survived by his children: Peggy (Bart) Palmer, Lonnie (Cheryl) Pollock, Vance (Jeannene) Pollock and Steve (Machele) Pollock all of Tropic; 14 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren; siblings, Mae Chynoweth and Erma Wintch.
Preceded in death by parents; wife; three brothers, four sisters and one great-granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. in the Tropic Ward Chapel where friends may call on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial will be in the Tropic Cemetery with military rites by the Bryce Valley American Legion Post #18.
The family expresses their appreciation to the staff and doctors at Garfield Memorial Hospital Extended Care for the love and care Dad received for the last four months of his life.